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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 445 · 40 questions
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Speaking tips (Grammar point): Ask for permission: “May I come in?” “May I borrow your pen?” Ask someone to do something: “Can you …?” or, more politely, “Could you …, please?” You borrow from someone; someone lends to you. Reply to “Thank you” with “You are welcome.”

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  1. 1.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / you / your / help. / so
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  11. 11.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) please
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / so / much / you / Thank
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / much / so / Thank / help. / for / you
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / so / your / much / for / help. / Thank
  17. 17.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) phone (d) book
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  21. 21.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  23. 23.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) window (d) book
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / you / Thank / your / for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  30. 30.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  32. 32.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / much / help. / your / so
  35. 35.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  36. 36.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) pen (d) water
  37. 37.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) salt (d) umbrella
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  39. 39.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) phone (d) umbrella
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / so / your / help. / you / for / Thank

Answer key

  1. Could you open the door, please?
  2. Can you pass me the salt, please?
  3. May I have some water, please?
  4. May I borrow your pen?
  5. sorry
  6. welcome
  7. Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  8. Thank you so much for your help.
  9. borrow
  10. for
  11. umbrella
  12. Thank you so much for your help.
  13. Thank you so much for your help.
  14. May I borrow your pen?
  15. May I borrow your pen?
  16. Thank you so much for your help.
  17. salt
  18. May I borrow your pen?
  19. May I borrow your pen?
  20. lend
  21. May
  22. May I borrow your pen?
  23. sorry
  24. May I borrow your pen?
  25. Thank you so much for your help.
  26. May I borrow your pen?
  27. Thank you so much for your help.
  28. May I borrow your pen?
  29. May I borrow your pen?
  30. May I borrow your pen?
  31. May I borrow your pen?
  32. Could
  33. May I borrow your pen?
  34. Thank you so much for your help.
  35. lend
  36. window
  37. phone
  38. May I borrow your pen?
  39. help
  40. Thank you so much for your help.

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